Staff Misconduct
This topic features news, training and information related to cases involving potential or perceived misconduct in corrections. This section serves the important function of pointing out, not pointing fingers, when a CO has gone outside the lines.
Corrections officials say a kitchen job, unsupervised access and failure to confirm identity enabled Grant Hardin’s escape
Seth L. Davis, 20, was sentenced to a deferred judgment, community service and anger management for an assault at Centennial Correctional Facility
The Oregon DOC released pre-dismissal letters after an investigation revealed racist language, hate speech and demeaning content shared by tactical team members
The lawyer pressed a “duress button” and even banged on a glass window before two deputies finally came to let her out
An inmate told the DOC the CO had said he was willing to smuggle in “anything except needles and heroin”
The officer allegedly then messaged her on social media about her tattoos and scars
Investigation only began after one official felt another had ‘cheated’ at the game
The U.S. Department of Justice opened a federal civil rights investigation into sexual abuse of inmates in July
The family of the man who died claim jail staff failed to ensure the man took needed medication, did not monitor his cell as required and covered up their acts
Garfield County Sheriff Jerry Niles had been charged for the death of an inmate who was confined in a restraining chair for more than two days
Two former inmates at a Maine prison say a CO ignored another inmate’s repeated requests to be moved before he was found dead
Perhaps the most common form of corruption in prisons is the smuggling in of contraband
Norman Seabrook was arrested in 2016 on conspiracy and fraud charges
Kashka Meadors was charged after ordering the water turned off in a jail cell leading to the dehydration death of an inmate
The 3 escapees remain at large
The violence started after inmates believed COs used excessive force against an intoxicated inmate, who was combative and assaulted an officer
The inmate reportedly used a makeshift dummy to dupe officers into thinking he was in his cell
The suit marks the latest event in a long-running scandal that has rocked the county’s criminal justice system
A former CO is among nine defendants named in a new lawsuit related to the ongoing prison sex abuse investigation
The charges stem from an investigation that began in July 2016, after attorney Matthew Comerford filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of one woman
The push comes after seven current and former COs were arrested on sex charges involving female inmates
A company that provides health care for inmates at the jail faces criminal charges because employees lied about checking on a man who died of dehydration
The interim Milwaukee sheriff says two jail staffers charged in the dehydration death of an inmate have resigned and a third is facing termination
A grand jury that has been investigating the prison for a year said the COs traded commissary items, food, cigarettes or extra phone time for sex
Recent videos appear to show correctional officers failing to intervene during inmate attacks on their co-workers. What factors could be at play behind this inaction?
Three Milwaukee County jail staffers are facing criminal charges for their role in the dehydration death of a mentally ill inmate who spent a week without water
The ruling concluded a case that sparked community outrage and exposed Santa Clara County’s neglect of its jails
The victim, Patrick Green, told police that CO Kory M. Kish brandished a weapon and told him to “go back from where you came from”
One inmate alleges he was hit with blasts of pepper spray, threatened with a Taser, subjected to multiple pain techniques
It’s a problem that endangers officers and inmates, as well as the public, experts say
Several detention deputies were investigated for allegedly not responding to help a Hurricane Irma jail evacuation
Lawsuits and legal rulings can provide teachable moments for both correctional leaders and COs
The jail has a history of violence, including a 2016 incident in which a group of inmates beat a prisoner to death